Fireplace-grate



(No Model.)

E. PINOH.

FIREPLACE GR ATB.

No. 582,049. Patented May 4, 1897.

19729191 Erna s Finch aren't ERNEST FINOII, OF LISBON, OHIO.

FIREPLACE-G RATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,049, dated May 4,1897. Application filed February 14, 1896. Serial No. 579,288. (llomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST FINCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lisbon, in the county of Columbiana andState of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Fireplace-Grate, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improvement in fireplacegrates, and has forits object to provide means whereby soot, ashes, &c., will be receivedin a pocket especially provided therefor and prevented from gainingaccess to the room to the detrimenttof the furniture and carpet,provision being made at thesanie time wherebysuch soot and ashes may beconveniently removed when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel construction ofheater which may be removably fitted in any fireplace and to employ inconnection therewith an adj ustable blower slidingly mounted in theheaterframe and adapted to be elevated and held out of the way when notrequired.

The invention consists incertain novel features and details ofconstruction and arrange- .ment of parts, as hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the drawings,an d finally pointed out in theclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theimproved fireplace grate and heater in place. Fig. 2 is a verticaltransverse section through the same. Fig.3 is a detail perspective Viewof the heater, looking from the rear or inside of the fireplace.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

This invention contemplates the use of a novel form of heater, which maybe either cast in sections and put together or formed of sheet metal,and in either event lined with fire-brick or other suitable material.This heater comprises a front 1, having the grateopening 2, the sides orends 3, and the back 4. These parts are preferably formed of sheetmetal, though in many instances it may be found desirable to constructthe sides and back of sheet metal and the front of cast-iron, so that anornamental finish maybe imparted thereto, and also to provide for theformation of vertical grooves 5 in the inner adjacent surfaces of thesides of the grateopening 2.

a backing 8, either of sheet metal or fire-brick,

the said backing and the front together forming a pocket or recess intowhich the blower recedes. The blower is provided at its lower edge witha finger-hold 9 and is further provided with a perforation 10, whichwhen the blower is elevated is adapted to be engaged by a spring-catcharranged over the grateopening and consisting of a pin or bolt 11, aspring 12 for giving the same an inward tendency, and a disk-shapedface-plate 13, secured to the adjacent surface of the front 1 of theheater.

The grate 7 may be of any desired pattern, and at its opposite uppercorners is provided with forward extensions or cars 14, by means ofwhich the grate may be secured in place within the heater at suchpoints, and which also serve as stops for arresting the downwardmovement of the blower 6.

The heater further comprises an inclined table or deflector 15,partially covering the top of the grate-space and united at its rearedge to the back 4 and at its side edges to the sides 3 of the heater,but terminating at its upper forward edge at a sufficient distance fromthe front of the heater to leave a throat 1b, which will admit of theupward passage of the products of combustion and afiord the necessarydraft. The sides and back are lined inside with fire-brick or tiling 17,and a similar lining is applied to the under surface of the table ordeflector 15, the said lining serving to deflect the flame, the, upwardthrough the throat 16. Immediately above the throat 16 is arranged arearwardly and upwardly inclining deflector 18. This overhangs thethroat 16 and serves to direct the products of combustion properly intothe fine, and also forms a ledge which will prevent soot, &c., in itsdescent from passing through the throat 16 and gaining access to theroom. The table or deflector lodirects the soot, 850., between the back4 and the rear wall of the flue in the chimney, a space 19 being lefttherebetween for the purpose of forming a soot-receptacle. Spacing-lugs20 project rearwardly from the back 4 of the heater and bear against therear wall of the flue-space, and are of such length as to bring thefront surface of the front of the heater fiush with the correspondingsurface of the fireplace or mantel, thus enabling the heater to beremoved and replaced with accuracy and without the services of anexpert. An aperture 21 is formed in the bottom edge of the back 4, thusaffording communication with the soot-space 19, and such aperture isordinarily closed by the ash-pan 22, placed beneath the grate and havingits rear wall or portion of the same of greater height than the saidaperture 21.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that when, owing to jaror for other reasons, a quantity of soot is thrown downward in thechimney the same will be directed by the means hereinabove describedinto the space in rear of the heater, not a particle of the sameobtaining access to the room. At the same time when there has been anaccumulation of such matter the same may be readily removed by firstwithdrawing the ashpan, as above stated, thus affording access to thesaid matter through the aperture 21.

The utility of the blower is too well understood to need any furtherdescription, the advantage attained by this arrangement being that saidblower may be folded up out of the way when not required for use, thusobviating the trouble and annoyance incident to detaching the ordinaryblower when hot and finding a place where the same may be safelydeposited until cool.

By making the heater as a whole removable it may be placed on sale inhardwarestores like an ordinary stove, and it also has the advantagethat it may be readily removed from the fireplace whenever it is desiredto afford access to the chimney and flue.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Afireplace-heater of less depth than the fireplace in which it islocated, said heater being removable as a whole, and consisting offront, side and back plates connected together, the front plate'having agrate-opening 2 and the rear plate having an opening 21 at its lowerend, and the side plates being shorter than the front plate and cut awayto form supports for the forwardly and upwardly inclined portion 15 ofthe rear plate and their upper ends beveled to support the upwardly andrearwardly inclined plate 18 at a distance above the top edge of theback plate, whereby a throat is formed, and lugs projecting from theback plate to engage the rear wall of the fireplace, the constructionbeing such that when the heater is in position a space will be formed inits rear, the front edge of the inclined plate 15 will extend forwardlybeyond the vertical plane of the front face of.

the fiue, and the rear edge of the plate 18 being in the same verticalplane as the front face of the fine, whereby any soot that may fall fromthe fiue will be deflected into the space in the rear of the heater andmaybe removed therefrom through the opening at the bottom of the rearplate, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST FINOH.

Witnesses:

A. A. RAMsEY, WILLIS JORDAN.

